Graduate Program
Matthew
Goldrick, Director of Graduate Admissions
The Ph.D program in Linguistics at Northwestern emphasizes the
integration of theory with advanced experimental and computational
methods. The program has state-of-the-art laboratory facilities,
and all admitted students receive financial aid. The active involvement
of 20 affiliated faculty in other departments and schools provides
a wide range of interdisciplinary opportunities, including courses,
colloquia, and research involvement. After completing the first-year
core curriculum, students have ample opportunity to pursue their
individual interests through course electives and projects. The
hallmark of the program is integrative research, crossing levels
of the language system as well as traditional disciplinary boundaries.
Alumni of the program are primarily employed as faculty members
or researchers in universities, or as language systems experts in
high-tech corporations.
The successes of our PhD program were recently recognized by The
National Research Council's ranking of research-doctorate programs
(see http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/docs/NRC_Rankings.pdf for
further details).
The graduate program also offers an MA degree. This degree is primarily
pursued as an honors option for BA students, or by Ph.D students
who decide to make a career change after entering the program.
Information for prospective graduate applicants
Research opportunities for graduate students
Resources for current graduate students
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